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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1918.
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HUNGKONG,
T 016.
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COMPANY, ITD., and
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TOTAL FUNDS AZ SLET Dicks," 191
£23.970,367.
I-Antherinad Capital £8,000,000
Subscribed Capital £4,500,00
Paid-up Capital £2,437,500
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THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following revised Fassare Fares between Hongkong & Canton will come into force on 25th March, 1918.
Daytonta. Nightbcats.
$5.00
Saloon, Single
- Return
2nd Class, Single
Dock ...
P
8.00
44.
2.00
1.00
$7.00 12.00
1.80
.90
In addition to the above, for the convenience of the travelling public a special 1st Class Return Ticket at Hongkong Currency $11, and Chinese Currency $11.80 available ore way by Bailway and the other by the Company's vessels will also be issued.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
Sailings-To Canton daily at 8 am. (Sundays excepted) and 10 p.m. From Canton daily at 8 am. (Sundays excepted) and 4 -10.
SERVICE OF TEL HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
HONGKONG-HACAO LINE, Saidings-To Macao daily at 8 a.m. (Sundays 9 am) and
3 p.m. (Sundays 1 p.m.).
From Macao daily at 7.30 am. and 2 p.m. (Sundays 3 p.m.).
Forther information may be obtained at the Corzany's. Örtice, Hotel Mansions,
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THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Go., Ld.
bliebedu 1883
·MANUFACTORES OFF
PURE Manila ROPE
U-Fire Fund
3,837,047
198,230
STRAND
ALE LAID
4. STRAND
1" to 15"
*" to 15"
CIRCUMFERYS 3. ·
3" to 10"
Revenue Fire Branch.
*
£33,970,867
comme £2,331,456
Life and Annuity. 2,141,599
Brazches.j
Revende Harice Department... Other Recripta
.897,959 #78,940
25,339,928
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PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
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TIME TABLE.
WIEK DAY 8:00a.m...very 15 minutes 8.00 10,00) a.m... Krary 10 minutos. 10.00a.m. to 11.00... Every 15 minuter, 11,57am. to 12.45 p... Every 15 minutes. 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minutos, 126 p.m. to 145 p.m. Every 15 minutes. 1.45p.m. to 8.15 p.m.very 10 minute 1.15 p.m. to 5.00 puh... Every 15 minuta. 5.00 pm, i ko 8.60 p.m. Every 10 minboe.
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11:00 p.m. to 11.45 p.m. every quarter of
́an "bour
10 mladio.
ROZDZIE 1.30AM. 8.00am. be 10. 20 80 to 12.30 am... Every 10 minātas.: ILDam. 12 Noon Evity 15 minutes. 22.00.Doon to 100p.m..Every 10 minute.
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ČERCTIESTEENCE.
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Prices, samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application te
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Hongkong, April 11, 1919..
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THE GREAT BATTLE.
LESS ANXIETY FELT BY ALLIES.
NEW BATTLE BEGINNING AT VERDUN.
#Reuter's' Service to the Chino Mail.:
THE AMERICAN TROOPS.
IMPORTANT AGREEMENT.
Lospos, April 1,
10.40 p.
A Press Bureau communiqué status:-
As a result of communications be tween President Wilson and Mr.
BRITISH OFFICIAL
REPORTS.
*
THE WORK OF THE AVIATORS,
LONDON, ABILE
12.5 m
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haige reporting on aviation, says
We bombed and machine-gunned
Lloyd George, and consultations a large column of troops south of with the American representatives the Somme and brought down thre in London, Versailles and the West Laeroplanes. Four of our are s- Front, important decisions have been ing., reached whereby large forces of Four previously reported missing trained Americans can be brought to have returned. Our night. bombers the aseistance of the Allies. America dropped 21 tons on the milway Douai, Cambrai,
is not only sending large numbers stations - nt of battalions to Europe in the com- Bapaume, Rosieres, and Thourout, ing critical months but it has been and the docks at Bruge
We borbed and machine-gunned.
agreed that such regimenta as can- not be used in purely American troops and transport in the neigh- Divisina shall be brigaded with the bourhood of Bapaume and Chaulnés, British and French while the neces-All our machines returned.
sity este." Thus troops not yet trained suthciently to fight as Divi
reports
MINOR ENCOUNTERS."
LONDON, April
1.46 p.m.
sions will form part of seasoned Divisions until they have completed their training and General Pershing, Field-Mahal Sir Douglas Hair wishes to withdraw them to build}
the American Anny.
We.tock.00 prisoners and thirteen Throughout the discussions Presmachine-guns yesterday between the deas Wilson has shown the greatest Are and the Luce. There werb anxiety to do his utmost to assist many German dead here...
up
the Allies.
Our artilery later broke up two
Although the arrangement is of
counter-attacks, with heavy enemy vital importance it will not diminish; also our, the game c
a German battery.a.
e need for the further raising ef troops in Great Britain already fore- Budowed.
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TROOPS.
LESS ANXIETY FOR THE
FUTURE.
LONDON, April 2,
The comparative lull on the battle frunt is interpreted as covering the preparation for fresh German blows, but the fact must not be overlooked chat the Allies equally take advan tage of a quieter state of things. The opinion is strengthening, that though too sanguine u construction must not be put on the improved note of the battle, apparent from the reports of the last two or three days, it is justifiable to look forward to the future with less anxiety. This more cheerful aspect is assisted by Frexi-
We prisonered 78 near Hebuterne, killing many Getrcans We o pletely repelled a subsequent hostile
[counter-attacki
We raided the neighbourhood of Acheville and Hollebeke killing number, and taking several prisoners.
FRENCH OFFICIAL
REPORTS
APPRECIABLE PROGRESS "BY"
BRITISH AND FRENCH TROOPS
"ITALIAN BOMBARDING
MACHINES-CO-OPERATING
LONDOS, April 2
1a.m.
"French communiqué states:-
The battle continues over the whole front to north of Montdidier where the enemy artillery is particu larly active.
deat Wilson's decision to permit the brigading of Laited States troops New attacks which the enemy with the British and French units. delivered against Grivennes were
The generosity and wisdom of all repulsed with heavy losses. President Wilson's step is warmly in the course of sharp fighting the applauded and is specially greeted British and French troops appre
freshly exemplifying the Allied ciably progressed at various points military co-ordination. Confidence between the Somme and Demuin
of the Five tons of bombs were dropped 18rginforced by recognition fact that the authorities are not enemy, cantonmenta, and of stations in the neighbourhood of hedfiting: toyjmake
high military changes in the field where recent St. Quentin, Guiscard, and Boye Our aviators frequently machine experience points to its desirability.
gunned, bombed "and dispersed as- the trust in the Army, which has semblies of enemy troops. Nine never wavered one iota in the dark-enemy aeroplanes were destroyed. est days of the past fortnight, is oven Italian bombarding machines partic Strengthened as stories of numberpated in many of these expeditions less gallant exploits come to light and carried out numerous raids with - from the tale of the general conflict magniteert audacity, One of the most noteworthy is that
of a certain improvised battution of Labour Corps and machine-gugrers
GERMAN REPORTS.
LouDoy, April 1
mixed, who played a small but not A wireless German official report unimportant part in the battle.
We captured heights northward of
BECRUITING CAMPAIGN IN SOUTH Morevil
AFRICK.
CAFETOWN, April 2 “Mr. Lloyd George's tumungs to South Africa" has
10st Cordial Worcome
Was most it corses upon the eye of a closely organized
igit open
to moray
from whos
Sovern Anglo-French attacks heavily failed.
counter-
We captured Trachis Wood on the west bank of the AvTO,
Repeated French attempts capture villages and beights of Montdider
and Matz: broke
:between